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    fedora text mode install

    Hi all,

    I was wondering if Fedora provides a simple text based installation?
    I do not want to install the whole thing and run in runlevel 3.

    If yes, what is the minimum installation size achievable?
    Linux user #452049 :D

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    You can launch the text installer either from the full install dvd or the livecd:

    From the dvd boot screen, press ESC, then type 'text' at the boot prompt.

    From the LIveCD, press tab at the boot screen, delete 'rhgb' and add 'textinst'

    The livecd installer won't allow any package selection since it just uncompresses a squashed premade filesystem. However you can make your own livecd quite easily using the livecd-tools package and add a minimal number of packages.
    Eg for a text based livecd with development tools you could create this kickstart file (call it livecd-test.ks)

    Code:
    # livecd-test.ks
    
    lang en_US.UTF-8
    keyboard us
    #keyboard uk
    timezone US/Eastern
    #timezone Europe/London
    auth --useshadow --enablemd5
    selinux --disabled
    firewall --disabled
    part / --size 2048
    
    # root account
    rootpw pass
    
    repo --name=f9 --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=fedora-9&arch=$basearch
    
    %packages
    @core
    bash
    kernel
    passwd
    chkconfig
    authconfig
    rootfiles
    memtest86+
    nano
    gcc
    binutils
    make
    patch
    libgomp
    glibc-devel
    glibc-headers
    kernel-headers
    kernel-devel
    man
    bc
    system-config-firewall-tui
    
    # installer packages
    anaconda
    isomd5sum
    cracklib-python
    
    %end
    root pasword for the livecd is 'pass'

    create livecd with:
    Code:
    sudo livecd-creator -f LIVECD_TEST -c livecd-test.ks -t <dir>/temp/ --cache=<dir>/yum-cache/
    (directory <dir> needs a few gig of free space)

    test iso image in qemu with:
    Code:
    sudo qemu -m 256 -cdrom LIVECD_TEST.iso &
    transfer to usb stick /dev/sdb with
    Code:
    sudo livecd-iso-to-disk LIVECD_TEST.iso /dev/sdb1
    You can launch the installer once booted in the live session by typing
    Code:
    liveinst --text

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